Castle Hill is an
electoral district
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of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
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. It is represented by
Ray Williams of the
Liberal Party
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It is an urban electorate in the
Hills District in
Sydney
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's north west, taking in the suburbs of
Annangrove
Annangrove is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and part of the Hills District region.
History
Anna ...
,
Beaumont Hills,
Box Hill,
Glenhaven,
Nelson
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and parts of
Castle Hill,
Dural
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,
Kellyville,
North Kellyville,
Kenthurst
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,
Maraylya
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,
Middle Dural,
Round Corner and
Rouse Hill
Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located in the Hills District, 43 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and 19 kilometres north-west of the Parramatta cent ...
.
The electorate formed during the redistribution in 2004 and replaced the former electorate of
The Hills, which was abolished at the same time. It was first contested at the
2007 election, when it was won by
Michael Richardson, previously the member for The Hills.
While the Hills District has long been Liberal heartland, Castle Hill is considered a particularly safe seat even by Hills standards. Counting its time as The Hills, the Liberals have always won an outright majority in this seat on the first count. However, in recent years, has run dead here; in the three elections since its creation, Labor has been lucky to win 30 percent of the two-party vote.
After the 2015 election, it was the safest seat in the state, with a 29.4 percent swing needed for to win it.
Members for Castle Hill
Election results
References
{{Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Castle Hill
2007 establishments in Australia
Castle Hill
The Hills Shire